Community News
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Intergenerational games a hit
Mount Alexander Shire Council’s latest event for senior residents was an intergenerational games day. The event was a collaboration between the council’s Community Wellbeing team and Youth Advisory Committee, who ran the event. The day was Paris Olympic themed, and included trivia, craft, theatre games, geo-guessing and muso bingo. Plus, prizes for the winning team.…
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Parenting teens and tweens
The next instalment in the Parenting in the Modern World series, ‘All Things Teens and Tweens’, will take place at Castlemaine Library this Thursday evening July 25. The sessions is presented by experienced local community health nurse Bron Grieve in partnership with Mount Alexander Shire Council and Dhelkaya Health. The evening will offer insights and…
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Film and soup night for Palestine
Join local Castlemaine community members for a film and soup night to raise awareness about the ongoing situation in Gaza, and much-needed funds for the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network. Attendees can show community solidarity while enjoying soup and watching the film Gaza Surf Club. The film, shot over five years, follows a group of people…
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Holistic grazing workshop open
Local landowners have the opportunity to sign up for a short course in holistic grazing management. The course will assist landowners to improve their skills and knowledge about grazing livestock. It will also include discussions and six visits to various farms, a visit to each participant’s property to develop a plan, and online tutorials. Holistic…
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Celebrating 90 years of healthcare
Trentham Bush Nursing Hospital was officially opened by His Excellency the Governor, Lord Huntingfield, and Lady Huntingfield, on September 7, 1934. Ninety years later, Central Highlands Rural Health will celebrate the rich history of Trentham Health with a community dinner on Saturday September 7, 2024, at The Cosmopolitan Hotel. The three-course dinner will be hosted…
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Toys for Syrian refugee children
Kyneton Men’s Shed has made another donation of more than 50 wooden pull-along toys for Syrian refugee children bringing the total of the toys donated to the cause to more than 350. The latest batch were made and painted jointly by male and female Shed members, and presented to Kim Bear, representing Aussies Knitting for…
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Community helps fund new tanker
Woodend CFA has recently taken delivery of a new 4WD medium tanker that was partly funded through the Victorian Government’s Volunteer Emergency Service Equipment Program. “We applied for the grant in 2020, when I was captain of the brigade,” said former captain Mike Dornau. “The CFA provides the brigade with vehicles and equipment to suit…
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Adding soil, or not?
When looking back at many early recipes for compost making, I often see soil recommended as an important compost ingredient. Yet, many modern composting resources don’t even mention soil as an ingredient at all, or some even recommend against using it. Despite this, some of my most respected composting sources do recommend the use of…
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We walk so you can talk
Three Bendigo blokes and passionate advocates of mental health will begin an extraordinary 600km journey on October 7, walking from Canberra back to their hometown of Bendigo in just 12 days. Nath Ryan, Wal Collins and Tim McKern will embark on the challenging trek, which is equivalent to more than 14 marathons and more than…
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Growing aged care services
As a reflection of the organisation’s growth and increasing demand in the region, Uniting AgeWell has opened a new home care office in Castlemaine. The Castlemaine-based team is currently supporting 400 clients throughout the Mount Alexander Shire, and following the transition of Commonwealth Home Support Program services from the Central Goldfields Shire earlier this year,…
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Take it outside
Between the chopping board and the compost pile there sits another piece of composting ‘equipment’ that often gets overlooked, but it’s a critical link in our composting chain. I grew up calling the thing in the kitchen we scrapped food scraps into the ‘compost bin’. But I have to admit it gets confusing when we…
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Garden appeal for KHS
Local businesses and community groups are being called upon to support an initiative by students and teachers at Kyneton High School to redevelop their community garden. The garden, which was established a number of years ago on the old tennis court at the school, has become overgrown and run down and late last year all…